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Secretary (OA)

Veterans Health Administration · Posted 16 days ago

On-site Harlingen, TX $50K – $66K Apply by Sep 4, 2026 Secretary ISFJ Healthcare
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About the Role

The incumbent serves at the Secretary for the Office of the Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive, providing comprehensive and executive level administrative, clerical, and technical support to the ADPCS/NE, Deputy ADPCS/NE, and Administrative Officer.

What You'll Do

  • Major Duties: Screens and processes all incoming and outgoing correspondence for accuracy, completeness, formatting, and compliance.
  • Finalizes executive-level documents for ADPCS/NE, Deputy, and AO signature, ensuring tone, clarity, grammar, and accuracy.
  • Constructs and maintains dashboards; consolidates report data from multiple services.
  • Monitors suspense dates for reports and assignments; follows up until completed.
  • Manages Medical Center Policy (MCP) and SOP lifecycle, including routing, review coordination, Union concurrence, signatures, and SharePoint posting.
  • Prepares administrative documents such as ROCs, policy memos, position descriptions, performance standards, procurement requests, agendas, minutes, and briefing materials.
  • Drafts routine administrative correspondence, including Delegations of Authority and compliance memos.
  • Transcribes dictated, handwritten, or recorded material into final form.
  • Compiles data, retrieves historical files, and prepares materials for special projects.
  • Maintains master calendars for ADPCS/NE, Deputy, and AO; schedules/reschedules meetings and prepares required materials.
  • Coordinates committee activities, prepares agendas, records minutes, maintains member lists, and uploads documents to SharePoint.
  • Schedules and coordinates meeting logistics including space, audiovisual needs, attendance, and pending files.
  • Screens calls and visitors; determines urgency, resolves routine issues, provides guidance, or escalates appropriately.
  • Provides staff guidance on administrative procedures, policy locations, formatting standards, and timekeeping rules.

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S.
  • Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
  • In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
  • The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
  • A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
  • Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
  • Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
  • Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
  • In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
  • Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
  • There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Personality Fit

This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:

Job ID: 226f89a3-0c3f-443d-9e02-ca8940fd7914

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